Job Summary
To post all purchase and sales financial transactions and ensure the ledgers are up to date and accurate in a timely manner. Ensure purchase invoices are being accurately project costed. Undertake credit control, including reconciliation of receipts to invoiced applications. Support the Finance Manager in the day to day running of the finance function.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Daily
1 Ensure Purchase orders are used and accurately project costed
2 Post supplier invoices to the ledger, ensuring relevant invoices are project costed
3 Allocate customer cash to the sales ledger
4 Update and reconcile the bank accounts
5 Perform credit checks on potential clients
Weekly
1 Effective and efficient credit control and maintenance of the sales ledger ensuring timely payment by our customers
2 Reconcile and allocatepany credit card statements and employee expenses
3 Assist in the preparation of a weekly cash flow model
4 Run Aged Receivables and credit check reports for management
Monthly
1 Collate records for VAT and Project Costing purposes
2 Send customer statements
3 Prepare proposed supplier payments report
4 Supplier statement reconciliations
5 Assist in production of monthly salaried payroll
6 Effective and organised use Xero accounting software
7 Any other duties reasonably required of the post-holder following consultation.
Minimumpetencies required -
• Accurate data entry skills, demonstrating a high level of diligence
• Excellentmunication skills (both written and verbal)
• Highly organised, detail driven and effective user and improver of processes
• Ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Self-motivated and able to work within a close team
• Excellent IT skills including all Microsoft Office programs, in particular Excel
• Maintaining confidentiality of the business finances in a small team
• Pro-active and willing to listen and learn
• Confidence to challenge decisions and influence changes in processes
• Tenacious in their approach to dealing with those both internal and external to the business
Desirable Requirements
• Prior experience of Xero accounting software desirable
• Experience of Credit Control
• Experience of using Xero Purchase Order to provide Project Costing
• Training: You will receive on the job training and other specific training, as agreed and required
This is a full time role, but there is some flex for less hours for someone more experienced.
Office-based
£28,000